Cumcatch, Brampton

In the civil parish of Brampton.
In the historic county of Cumberland (Modern Authority of Cumbria, 1974 county of Cumbria).

Byre, formerly Bastle House. Late C16 with C19 alterations and additions. North-east wall is extremely thick mixed rubble, with rubble additions, Welsh slate roof with stone ridge and hips. Formerly 2 storeys, probably 3 bays. Only north-east wall remains with early C19 additions to left and right, under common roof, with rebuilt south-west wall; lean-to farm buildings now cover part of north and all of south wall. One chamfered surround small window, beside C19 entrance, with holes for cross bars now removed, is the only original opening visible. Original entrances to ground and upper floor were probably in southwest wall; no internal remains of stone vaulting. Other filled entrance to right is probably C18, with wooden lintel. In the Gilsland Survey of 1603, this is referred to as 'a faire stonehouse'.

This site has been described as a;
Bastle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

This site is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 77867)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY54786117

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Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 12772

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 242

Books

Salter, Mike, 1998, The Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria (Malvern) p102 [slight]
Perriam, Denis and Robinson, John, 1998, The Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria (CWAAS) p145
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p95
Ramm, H.G., McDowall, R.W. and Mercer, E., 1970, Shielings and Bastles (London) p76, no.10
Curwen, J.F., 1913, Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands (Kendal) p409

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*The listed building may not be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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